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The Thirteen Colonies

The Thirteen Colonies Geographic RegionsThe ColoniesEconomiesClimateNatural ResourcesPopulationReligion

The New England ColoniesColonies: The four original New England Colonies were :New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.People: The people who settled and lived in the New England Colonies were fromEngland.Economies: Farming in the New England Colonies was difficult due to the poor soil,cold climate and short growing season. Families in New England grew enough foodto feed their families but had to rely on manufacturing and trade to earn livings.Climate: The Climate in the New England colonies was colder than the other tworegions due to the northern location.Geography: The geography of New England was mostly hills and rocky soil.Natural Resources: The natural resources of New England were fish, whales, trees,and furs.Religion: The established religion of the New England Colonies was Puritan.Religious freedom did not exist in New England.

New HampshireColony: New Hampshire Colony was founded in 1623 by Captain John Mason. NewHampshire was a planned colony. The land was granted to Mason who lived inHampshire County, England. He sent settlers to the new land to establish a fishingcolony.People: The people who settled and lived in the New Hampshire Colony were fromEngland. The population was homogenous meaning there were not people fromother nations or religions living in New Hampshire.Economy: The economic and social life in New Hampshire revolved aroundsawmills, shipyards, merchant's warehouses, and established village and towncenters. Lumber, Fish, Masts for the Royal Navy, and Turpentine were the mainexports of the colony.Natural Resources: The major natural resource of New Hampshire was the forests.The timer in the region was used for masts and shipbuilding.Religion: The dominate religion of the New England colonies was Puritan. There wasno religious freedom or tolerance.

MassachusettsColony: The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1620 by Separatists-Puritans.People: Separatists in England fled to Holland in 1608 and then decided to findrefuge in America. They came over on the Mayflower. The population inMassachusetts was homogenous, meaning there were not people from other nationsor religions.Economy: Farming was difficult in the Massachusetts Bay Colony so people foundother means of making a living by establishing a manufacturing base and trade.Major industry for the colony included Agriculture (fishing, corn, livestock),Manufacturing (lumbering, shipbuilding).Natural Resources: The main natural resource in Massachusetts was timber. Thetimber from the region provided the raw material for shipbuilding.Religion: The exclusive religion in the Massachusetts Bay Colony was Puritan. Therewas no religious freedom or tolerance in the colony.

ConnecticutColony: The Connecticut Colony was founded in 1635/1636 by Thomas Hooker anda group of Massachusetts colonists.People: The people who settled and lived in the Connecticut Colony were colonistswho left the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635 looking for more religious andeconomic freedoms. The Colony of Connecticut was formed in 1636.Economy: Conditions for farming where marginally better in Connecticut therefore,the major industry in Connecticut was agriculture. The crops produced in the colonywere wheat and corn. Access to water ways also supported a fishing industry.Natural Resources: The natural resources found in the Connecticut Colony includedbetter soils, timber, and fish.Religion: The colonists who settled the Connecticut Colony were seeking morereligious freedom but were still strict and intolerant of other religious beliefs.

Rhode IslandColony: The Rhode Island Colony was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams. Williamswas banished to England by the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his beliefs inseparation of church and state and freedom of religion. He fled and lived with theNarragansett Indians and formed Providence in 1636.People: The people who settled and lived in the Rhode Island Colony were mainlyEnglish from other colonies and England who were looking for more religiousfreedom and tolerance.Economy: The economy of Rhode Island was more mixed than in the other NewEngland Colonies. The better soils and slightly warmer climate of the colony madeagriculture more profitable, agricultural endeavors include raising livestock andproducing dairy. The access to water also allowed a fishing industry to flourish. Theforests of the region supported a lumber industryReligion: The colony being founded on the principals of religious freedom andseparation of church and state meant that there was much more religious toleranceand freedom in the colony.

The Middle ColoniesColonies: The Middle Colonies consisted of Delaware, Pennsylvania, NewJersey, and New York.People: The Middle Colonies were the most ethnically and religiouslydiverse of the thirteen original colonies because of the influence of theirPolish, English, Dutch, French and German origins.Climate: The climate in the Middle Colonies was relatively hot. Thisallowed for a longer growing season. It was warmer than its northerncounterpart New England but cooler than the Southern coloniesGeography: The geography of the middle colonies was made up of hillsand flat lands with good soil.Natural Resources: The natural resources of the middle colonies were ironore and good soil.Religion: The Middle colonists were a mixture of religions, includingQuakers (led by William Penn), Catholics, Lutherans, Jews, and others.

DelawareColony: The Delaware Colony was founded in1638 by Peter Minuit and the New SwedenCompany. It was first European settlement inthe Delaware Valley on the Christina River.People: The population of the Delawarecolony was more heterogeneous thanpopulation in the New England Colonies. Thenationalities represented in the colonyincluded English, Dutch, and Swedish.Economy: The economy of the DelawareColony was mixed. The fertile land ofDelaware made agriculture profitable andfarms produced grain, rice, and indigo. Theforests in the colony supported a thrivinglumber industry. Industry in ColonialDelaware included shipbuilding, ironworks,trading and shipping lumber.Religion: There was a mixture of religionspracticed in the Delaware Colony due to theirstance on religious freedom and tolerance.

South CarolinaColony: The South Carolina Colony was founded in 1663 by English Colonists. Thecolony was originally part of the Carolina Colony. A single government ruled theIn 1719 the Crown purchased the South Carolina territory from the absentproprietors.People: The population of the South Carolina Colony was diverse.Economy: The South Carolina Colonial economy was based on PlantationAgriculture that produced indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton, and cattle.Religion: The diverse population of the colony brought diverse religious beliefs andpractices to the colony.

GeorgiaColony: The Georgia Colony was established in 1732 by James Oglethorpe.Georgia was the last of the English colonies in the New World.People: Oglethorpe envisioned the colony of Georgia as a location forwanted to establish a garrison province that would defend the southernpart of British colonies form Spanish Florida.Economy: Agriculture was the dominate economy in colonial Georgia.Crops included indigo, rice, and sugar.Religion: There was religious tolerance and freedom in the Georgia Colonythat brought many religions into the region.

The Thirteen Original ColoniesNew HampshireMassachusettsConnecticutRhode IslandDelawarePennsylvaniaNew JerseyNew YorkVirginiaMarylandNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgia

Economies of the Coloniesdifficult and unprofitable in the north due to poor soils, cold temperatures,and the short growing season. Manufacturing in New England focused onshipbuilding due to the abundance of lumber. Trade in New England wasmainly exporting the goods that they produced.Agriculture had a large role in the economies of the Middle Colonies. Themiddle region had better soils, warmer temperatures, and a longer growingseason. The Middle Colonies agriculture produced corn, vegetables, grain,fruit, and livestock. Manufacturing in the middle region was focused oniron ore products. The Middle Colonies both exported agricultural productsand natural resources and imported manufactured goods.has exceptional farming soil, warm climates and a long growing season.The agriculture practiced in the region was Plantation Agriculture, focusingon one or two cash crops. The southern region had no manufacturing so allgoods needed were imported or bought from traders.

Climate in the ColoniesIn the thirteen colonies the climate changed on anorth to south direction.The coldest temperatures and shortest growingseasons were in the north and temperatures andgrowing seasons both increased as one traveleddown the coastline.

Natural ResourcesThe natural resources found in the New EnglandColonies included: fish, whales, trees, and furs.The natural resources found in the MiddleColonies included: iron ore and good soil.The natural resources found in the SouthernColonies included: rich farmlands, forests, andfish.

Population demographics of theColoniesThe population in the New England Colonieswas primarily English.In both the Middle and the Southern Coloniesthe population was more diverse. In both thesouthern regions there were colonists andsettlers that came from Holland, France,Sweden, and elsewhere.

Religion in the ColoniesIn New England Territories there was no religious freedom. ThePuritans were very strict moralists and did not tolerate others whobelieved differently.In the Middle Colonies there was more religious freedom andtolerance. Many who had established colonies in the middle regionwere fleeing persecution in Europe or the strict New EnglandColonies.Religion had a very insignificant role in the Southern Colonies.Colonies in the south were established for profit rather than forreligious freedom, therefore religion played a small role in the livesand policies of the Southern Colonies.

Resources ipedia.org/wiki/New pdfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province of states/geography/nh geography.htm

Colonies: In contrast to the New England and middle colonies were the rural southern colonies of Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. People: The populations in the southern colonies were diverse and consisted of many European nationalities. Climate: The climate in the southern colonies was the warmest of

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